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I'm back!

Ok, I got very lax with this blog. Hopefully going to keep up with it a little better. A very quick update: In February my visa ended and I had to return to England. Had a lovely time at home, was great seeing everyone, but now I'm back in China! I have a job out here with a local training school. Starting work on Sunday (next week) and quite looking forward to it. If nothing else the pay check will be nice ha ha. Flew back on Thursday and landed Friday. Lucky enough to score myself an 18 hour flight between Heathrow and Yantai, stopping off in shanghai for 5 hours. Had a lovely first evening and day back. Hanging out with my boyfriend and turtle at home. Only got pissed on by my turtle twice so that's a result, I suppose.

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OK, so what were the high and low points of your trip? :)

Hey! Check out my things I will and won't miss list. That kind of answers it for now ;)

My end to China... For now.

Sadly I've been home from China a week now. I cannot wait to go back. Feels like it's my home although I suppose that's thanks to the people I met there rather than the geological location. Ive been very slack keeping up with this blog but the more fun I've been having in China the less time I've had to write it. A little list I've been thinking about. Things I'll miss. MELVIN The friends I made Everything being so cheap Living next to the sea Riding the electric scooter Pizza Papa! White table restaurant (only decent food!) Board game cafe Burger King 4 stack burger Metro and the western aisle of every supermarket. Looking at (and buying) all the toys in the supermarket with Kevin Milk tea Taking the 40 minutes bus ride downtown and it only costing 20p The old people dancing in the street The uncharacteristically neat and organised way people stand on buses when the seats are full. Things I won't miss Being stared at constantly KFC tasting like crap Dodgy Chinese food being nothing like the Chinese take away in England! Chicken feet and other weird animal body parts as food Seeing the Chinese people picking their nose, snorting snot on the street, spitting, pissing and in the case of children, shitting on the street People not queuing up. Pushing in is acceptable and the norm. Green things being green tea instead if mint The pollution The constant sore throat due to the pollution The cars honking their horns for no reason Actually, I kind of do miss being stared at.

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Massive ice tower at Harbin Ice and Snow Festival #harbin #harbinfestival #iceandsnow #ice #iceandsnowfestival #festival #icefestival

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Giant Buddha made from snow #harbin #iceandsnowfestival #snow #buddha #ice #iceandsnow #wow #china #harbinfestival #snowfestival #buddism

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What's this then? #melvin #turtle #turtlesofinstagram #redearedslider #tortoise #terrapin #whatisthis #hello #petsofinstagram #selfie #me #iloveyou

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Melvin again. This time on a plate. I must find something else to do with my time! #melvin #turtle #redearedslider #tortoise #bestfriend #food #foodie #turtleonaplate

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Me and a skinny Chinese Santa! #Santa #fatherChristmas #Christmas #merryChristmas #ChineseSanta #ChristmasinChina #selfie #happyChristmas #xmas #atheist

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Chinglish pencil case I now own (second one!) #chinglish #china #pencilcase #swearword #tshirt #shit #homemade #nailpolish

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Sushi street food. #yantai #china #streetfood #sushi #foodie #foodporn #chinese #homemade

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